Memorial

Fane Family

Fane family who lost three sons in World War One

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Current Location

St Edburg's Church, Church Street, Bicester, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX26 6AR, England

SP 58300 22282

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 82840
Description: Marble Tablet
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/COMMANDER ROBER GERALD FANE/(ITALIAN MEDAL FOR VALOUR)/OF H.M.S. DARTMOUTH/WHO WAS KILLED IN THE ADRIATIC/15TH OF MAY 1917-AGED 35 YEARS/BURIED AT BRINDISI//ALSO/CAPTAIN HORATIO ALFRED FANE, M.C./QUEEN'S OWN OXFORDSHIRE HUSSARS/KILLED 10TH OF AUGUST 1918-AGED 34 YEARS/BURIED AT MEZIERE//ALSO/MAJOR OCTAVIUS EDWARD FANE, M.C., D.S.O./ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY/KILLED 18TH OF SEPTEMBER 1918-AGED 31 YEARS/BURIED AT HANCOURT//SONS OF/CAPTAIN HENRY GEORGE FANE/AND GRANDSONS OF THE LATE/COLONEL JOHN WILLIAM FANE/OF WORMSLEY OXFORDSHIRE

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, service, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age, place of burial, decorations

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good